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Byte

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000147

A standard unit of digital information in computing that consists of a group of eight bits. As the smallest addressable unit of memory in most computer architectures, a single byte can represent one of 256 different values, from 0 to 255. Larger units of data storage, such as the kilobyte (KB), megabyte (MB), and gigabyte (GB), are defined as multiples of the byte.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000147
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectBits and Bytes
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000147",
  "term": "Byte",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A standard unit of digital information in computing that consists of a group of eight bits. As the smallest addressable unit of memory in most computer architectures, a single byte can represent one of 256 different values, from 0 to 255. Larger units of data storage, such as the kilobyte (KB), megabyte (MB), and gigabyte (GB), are defined as multiples of the byte.",
  "subject": "Bits and Bytes",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/byte/"
}

Record 164 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.